Unfortunately a worldwide problem but our divers are helping to make a difference locally. September is officially Project AWARE’s Debris Month of Action with 100’s of underwater clean up schedule by dive stores and clubs. It also coincides with Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week. So once more into the breach… We headed back to Petone […]
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NZ Shark Week
As part of NZ Shark Week Te Papa hosted some free presentations from our leading shark experts. We were initially given an overview of sharks – what are they, how are they identified and who are their close relatives? New Zealand has ~110 shark species, ~70 rays and ~ 12 chimeras (ghost sharks). The exact […]
Upcoming Dive Courses – Setember to November 2013
Check out our course dates for the upcoming months – to book on any of them please Contact Us. Starts Classroom dates Pool dates Openwater dates Openwater Diver 30/09/2013 30, 2, 7, 9 Oct 30, 2, 7, 9 Oct 12 & 13 Oct More 14/10/2013 14, 16, 21, 23 Oct 14, 16, 21, 23 Oct […]
Safari Lodge – Fiji 2013
Tomo went last year for the Dive HQ conference, our Divemaster Kim completed her internship here in January and so I felt I was missing out and planned our annual club dive trip with Safari Lodge at Nananu-i-ra Island Fiji. The adventure started with a direct flight to Nadi, a van ride north and an […]
Tough Gal!
So you think diving in Wellington in winter is tough…. I got convinced (conned?) into signing up for this years Tough Guy & Gal Challenge in Rotorua this month. With no preparation I felt as if I was entering Hell and was pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. Amongst 1500 other participants some dressed up, […]
Rebreathers!
On Friday the 10th of May this year I attended the first ever New Zealand TeCFest. By June 30 just seven weeks later I was certified on my own closed circuit rebreather. Claire has asked me to write a few paragraphs about how this all came about so here goes. Prior to TecFest I was […]
A week diving and exploring the Mikhail Lermontov…
Laying in Port Gore in the Marlborough sounds is a wreck like no other. Sitting in 36m of water, you can find the resting place of the 176m cruise liner the Mikhail Lermontov, the largest wreck in the Southern Hemisphere. The Lermontov sank on the 16th February 1986, from damage sustained to its port side […]
The Mary Rose
Recently in the news with a new purpose built museum in Portsmouth, England; the Mary Rose is an amazing time capsule of its time.< Built for King Henry VIII between 1509-1511 she sunk during a battle with French in 1545. King Henry VIII watched his ship sink in Portsmouth Harbour in 14m of water from […]
TecFest 2013
Tec Fest 2013: 10th – 12th May Late last year Brent McFadden sent me an email with an idea that he had been mulling on for some time. This idea grew into the inaugural TecFest event held at Motutere, Lake Taupo last weekend. Divers from all around the country were invited to attend presentations, complete […]
Exploration Dive
I had been out of the water for way too long! 8 weeks to the day in fact so I was looking forward to heading back underwater to take photos and blow bubbles. The weather was on my side as we headed out to Elsdon Pipe on the South Coast. This site is not as […]